[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 32.14 # Matsyapurana 32.14 Matsyapurāṇa 32.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [32.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.14) evaṃ pṛṣṭvā tu rājānaṃ kumārānparyapṛcchata kiṃ nāmadheyagotre vaḥ putrakā brāhmaṇaḥ pitā // > After putting that question to the king, she then approached the boys and asked them to tell her frankly and sincerely whose sons they were and what was their clan. The boys in reply to her query pointed with their finger to Yayâti as their father and Śarmiṣṭhâ as their mother. Śaunaka said, that, on ascertaining that from the boys, she, along with the boys, hurried back to the king. The king, afraid of the presence of Devayânî, did not fondle those boys, as usual, at which they went weeping to Śarmiṣṭhâ.—14-17. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 32.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.13) - [Next: 32.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.15) - [Up: 32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.32.p8) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.32.14) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Critical edition (BORI)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*crit.1.78.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.32.14) · Pramāṇa